Bob Caravona
Real Estate Development & Strategy Executive | Entitlements, Feasibility, Land Acquisition and Early-Stage Project Leadership
- Role
- Director of Business Development & Marketing at Schaefer General Contracting Services
- Location
- Louisville, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bob Caravona
My background spans municipal planning, private development, financial analysis, and construction-related project pursuit, giving me a broad perspective on how projects move from concept to reality. I have led and supported real estate initiatives across multifamily, mixed-use, retail, senior living, hospitality, and master-planned community environments, with experience navigating zoning, development agreements, public approvals, consultant coordination, and early-stage project strategy across 18 U.S. markets.I am especially effective at the front end of the development process, where entitlement risk, regulatory complexity, stakeholder alignment, and project feasibility often determine whether an initiative succeeds. Throughout my career, I have worked closely with architects, engineers, attorneys, public officials, investors, and internal leadership teams to guide projects from strategic evaluation through approvals and into implementation.Selected experience includes-Directed a 3,900-unit multifamily development pipeline across multiple states-Managed acquisition, feasibility, and entitlement strategy for a $254M development portfolio-Delivered 38 retail developments totaling $80M across 10 statesAdvanced projects across KY, IN, OH, PA, IL, TN, NC, SC, FL, CO, AZ, CA, OR, WA, UT, NM, MD, and DCCore strengths include-Feasibility Analysis-Entitlements & Regulatory Navigation-Land Acquisition Support-Development Agreements-Financial Modeling & Pro Forma Analysis-Consultant & Cross-Functional Team Leadership-Strategic Planning-Early-Stage Project AdvancementI’m interested in opportunities where I can help organizations evaluate, structure, and advance complex real estate initiatives through strategy, approvals, and coordinated execution.
Experience
Director of Business Development & Marketing
Schaefer General Contracting Services
May 2024 — Present · Louisville, KY, US
Support growth initiatives across multifamily, senior living, retail, hospitality, light industrial, and other commercial sectors.• Build relationships with developers, owners, and industry partners to engage projects early in the acquisition, planning, and entitlement stages.• Lead proposal development, contract preparation, and responses to RFP opportunities.• Contribute to strategic marketing initiatives including branding, communications, events, and business outreach.• Apply prior real estate development experience to help align Schaefer’s preconstruction and construction capabilities with client and project needs.• Established and implemented new Standard Operating Procedures for site signage to improve safety, consistency, and company branding.
Education
Form Base Code Institute
Certificate, Form Base Code
2006 — 2008
Cleveland State University
M.U.P.D.D., Urban Planning, Design and Development
1991 — 1993
Loyola University Chicago
B.B.A., Economics
1985 — 1989
Columbia Engineering
Executive Training Certificate, Construction Finance Management
2023
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